Alternating-current motor



Aug. 24,1926. 1,597,449

J. G. LAUBINGER ALTERNATING CURRENT MOTOR Filed Dec. 31 1924 'Inver mor: Joh anri G. Laubinger;

His Attorney- J'OHANN GEORG LAUBINGER,

PATENT owner.

01 WAIDMANNSLUST, GERMANY, ASSIGNOBI T0 GEN- ERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Anrnnnnrmo-ounxnu'r moron.

Application filed December 31, 1924, Serial 1%. 759,178, and in Germany March 28, 19%.

My invention relates to alternating current motors, and especially to induction motors which are provided with regulating or adjusting windings for supplying the motor magnetizing current.

' It is well known that the current supplied to an induction. motor lags somewhat bebind the impressed voltage due to the fact that the magnetizing current of the motor must be supplied through its primary wind ing. This phase difierence betweenthe impressed voltage and the primary current is not constant but decreases as full load of the motor is approached. For this reason a leading component voltage of variable mag nitude is required to produce unity power factor at the diil erent motor loads. In the past various arrangements have been pro posed sud used for improving the power factor at which current is utilized by an induction motor. In some of these arrangements at regulating or adjusting winding iii-- ductively associated with the motor pri mary winding has been arranged to impress on the motor secondary winding component voltages which lead the secondary induced. voltage in phase and are adapted to produce in the secondary circuit currents by which the power factor of the motor is improved. Upon the reversal of a motor comprising an adjusting winding, difliculty is encountered due to the fact that voltage applied to the secondary circuit by the adjusting winding lags behind the secondary induced voltage when the phase rotation of the motor primary windingis reversed. In order to ensure proper functioning of the adjusting winding with both directions of motor r0-' tation, it is therefore necessary to provide meansfor readjusting the phase relation of the secondary component voltages upon revers'al of the motor. This may be accomplished by shifting the brushes of the ad justing winding in a well known manner, but wherethe motor is operated in a location not readily accessible, as on a traveling crane for example, this method of control is not convenient. Mv invention has for its object the provision oi an improved arrangement whereby a motor comprising an ad justing winding may be readily reversed and controlled from a location situated at a distance from the motor.

My invention will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompany ing drawing and its scope will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. 3. shows an arrangement in which my invention hes been embodied; and Fig. 2 is a vector die gram illustrating the phase relations existing between the secondary component volt ages.

Fig. 1 shows a. motor comprising marry winding 1 arranged to be e" opu with current from a polyphase line 2 through a. reversing switch 3. The winding 1 is shown as mounted on the rotor menu ber of the motor and is inductivelv related to on adjusting winding 4; which is arranged to be connected. with the motor, winding through. brushes 6 end a sw ccll '2. The switch '2 may be mechanically co T3 to, the reversing switch. 3 through if resired end is provided for shiitii w voltages applied to the secondary ding 5 by the adjusting winding 4- through a phase angle of 120 electrical degrees L with respect to the secondary induced voltag. In cases where it is desired to vary the motor speed or to accelerate the motor when subjected to 3. heavy load an adjustable re sister 9 may be interposed in. the neutral connection of the secondary winding 5.

Assuming the line 2 to be energized and the switches 3 and 7 to be closed in their illustrated positions, the polyphase voltages induced in the secondary winding 5 may be represented by; the vectors a, b and 0 and those applied to this winding by the adjusting winding 4 may be represented by the vectors a, I) and 0'. Assuming counter clockwise rotation, it will be observed that the vector a leads the vector a by degrees and that the vectors b and 0 lead the vectors 5 and 0 respectively by a like angle. If the phase rotation of the primary" winding 1 is now reversed by operation of the reversing switch3, the phase rotation of both secondary component voltages is reversed. Under these conditions the voltages represented by the vectors a, if) and o lag behind the voltages represented by the vectors a, 25 and c. This is of course objectiono-ble for the reason that the power factor of the motor is made poorer instead of better.

In order to restore the proper phase relib tion between the secondary component voltthe secondary circuit.

, requires that the voltages 0,

ages, it is nec that the lyphase induced voltages lig cimbined with polyphase voltages which lead them in base. This and a be combined with the voltages a, a and I; respeotively for reverse rotation of the motor. This change in relation is readily accomplished by the switch 7 which is arranged to change the connections between the adjusting and secondary windings ii a manner to shift the secondary applied Volta s through a phase angle of 120 electrical egrees with respect to the secondary induced voltages, or to use general language, to shift the secondary applied voltages through a base angle of 360 electricaldegrees divided the number of phases of the machine. 'I he switch 7 therefore affords a simple and reliable means of maintaining the proper phase relation between the induced and aplied secondary voltages regardless of the 'rection of motor rotation and has the advantage that it may be located at a point convenient to the operator.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, it is not essential to my invention that a mechanical coupling be interposed be tween the reversing and secondary winding switches nor that a resistor be provided in What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A polyphase induction motor having winding an electrlcal relatively rotatable primary and'secondary windings, a source 0 supply for said motor, means for supplyin p0 yphase exciting current to said secondary winding, such excitation being derived from said poly ha se source through the prime winding 0 said motor, and means for simultaneously reversing the dphase rotation of said primary shifting the phase of the exvcltin voltage applied to said secondary win ing through an angle corres nding to 360 electrical degrees divided by t e number of motor phases.

2. A polyphase motor havin primary rotor and secondary stator win ing members, a commutator on said rotor member associated with a winding thereon, polyphase connections between said commutator and the secondary windin member of said motor for supplying exciting current to the secondary winding, switchin means in said connections for shifting t e connections through a hase angle corresponding to 360 egrees divided by the number of motor phases, a source of supply for said motor, switching means for reversing the phase rotation of said motor, and means for simultaneously operating both of said switching means.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day or December, 1924.

JOHANN GEORG .LLA'UBINGER. 

